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[111] [112] [113] In addition, a special task force led by a female officer will be created to help accelerate investigations into rape cases, dedicated courts will be created to fast-track these types of cases, penalties will be introduced for unreasonable delays in investigations, and a time limit of 21 days (with a possible 15 day extension ...
On 9 August 2024, Moumita Debnath, a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, was raped and murdered.Her dead body was found on campus. The incident has amplified debate about the safety of women and doctors in India, and has sparked significant outrage, nationwide protests, and demands for a thorough investigation.
The body declared that no lawyer in Barasat would stand for the accused. In the evening hundreds of residents brought out a candlelight procession in Baguiati, Kolkata. [13] On 18 June, around 400 government employees of the Writers' Building marched around the Writers' Building in protest against the Kamduni gang rape and murder.
KOLKATA (Reuters) - A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case ...
KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals staged a 24-hour shutdown in protest ...
The case was widely debated in the media, with some political and social commentators casting aspersions on Jordan's character, and quickly became a political issue. When Jordan originally reported the crime, the chief minister of West Bengal , Mamata Banerjee , called her a liar and accused her of trying to embarrass the government, a position ...
The execution by hanging took place in Alipore Jail, Kolkata, on 14 August 2004. [2] [3] He was charged in 1990 for the crimes of rape and murder of Hetal Parekh, an 18-year-old school-girl. [1] [4] This was the first hanging in West Bengal since 21 August 1991 at Alipore Jail. [5] [6] [7]
On 30 May 1990, a team of three health officers were returning to Kolkata after inspecting an immunization program in Gosaba. [1] [2] The team consisted of Anita Dewan, the Deputy District Extension Media Officer of the West Bengal Health Department; Uma Ghosh, a senior officer of the Health Department; and Renu Ghosh, a representative of UNICEF's World Health Organization office in New Delhi.